Ryan Browning is an American artist living in Doha, Qatar. He has exhibited and curated in galleries and museums internationally. He recently co-curated and co-produced the book/exhibition project Geo Necro, which invited 88 international contemporary artists to submit an artwork depicting something they imagined could be found in a fantasy dungeon, which were then compiled into an adventure format playable with the classic fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons. His work has been written about on Art F City, ARTnews, and Juxtapoz.com. Ryan is represented by ADA Gallery, and is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar.

"Functional ornamentation, like signage, logos, monuments, and other architectural embellishments, punctuates natural and architectural landscapes to add signification or otherwise adjust the social import and function of those spaces. These or markers direct and inform, but also serve to influence through suggestion and redefinition, lending abstract informational qualities and values to space. Every surface can harbor these interruptions, from walls to product labeling, to empty spaces in the middle of the desert. They become both a linguistic extension of a place’s design, and a formal evolution of its aesthetic."